Antonyms for irksomeness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : urk-suh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɜrk səm

Definition of irksomeness

Origin : "bothersome, burdensome," early 15c., from irk + -some (1). Related: Irksomely; irksomeness.

As in tedium : noun dullness, monotony
As in boredom : noun disinterest; weariness
As in aggravation : noun annoyance

Example sentences :

At sundown of the second day he began to complain of the irksomeness of his bonds.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

What also eased the irksomeness of his situation was his appointment as adjutant of his regiment.
Extract from : « John Nicholson » by R. E. Cholmeley

The lieutenant was less able to cover the irksomeness of his situation with easy talk.
Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith

In this matter of Hester Prynne, there was neither irritation nor irksomeness.
Extract from : « The Scarlet Letter » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It is getting to be automatic and is losing its irksomeness.
Extract from : « The New Glutton or Epicure » by Horace Fletcher

It is the irksomeness of the thing which is the great bar to learning of every sort.
Extract from : « Rural Rides » by William Cobbett

If you devote your time to study, you will avoid all the irksomeness of this life.
Extract from : « The World's Best Books » by Frank Parsons

I ask your forgiveness for the irksomeness of a provincial wedding.
Extract from : « Abb Aubain and Mosaics » by Prosper Mrime

It is not so much the idleness, then, as the attempt to overcome its irksomeness, that makes this condition painful.
Extract from : « The Untroubled Mind » by Herbert J. Hall

The work is not without its irksomeness, requiring long hours of labor as well as firmness of touch.
Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

Synonyms for irksomeness

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